Several members of the SAIC community will participate in Trigger: Gender as a Tool and a Weapon, an upcoming exhibition at the New Museum that “investigates gender’s place in contemporary art and culture at a moment of political upheaval and renewed culture wars.” The exhibition, which features more than 40 artists working across a range of mediums—including Director of the Low-Residency MFA program Gregg Bordowitz, and alumni Wu Tsang (BFA 2004) and Josh Faught (MFA 2006)—was also the

CHICAGO—Beginning October 12, the School of the Art Institute of Chicago’s (SAIC) critically acclaimed series Conversations at the Edge will host a distinguished lineup of screenings, performances and talks by groundbreaking artists who exemplify the boundary-blurring nature of experimental media.

Describing Apichatpong Weerasethakul (MFA 1998, HON 2011) as "one of the most important filmmakers working today," the Chicago Reader reflects on his show The Serenity of Madness, now on display at the Sullivan Galleries.

CHICAGO–The School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC), a global leader in art and design education, announced a partnership with artist Pedro Reyes to reproduce his work, “Palas por pistolas” (Guns into Shovels), in the city’s North Lawndale neighborhood on September 23.

Despite a Picasso at Daley Plaza, a Calder in front of the Federal Building, and a Miro in the plaza of the Brunswick Building, Chicago Sun-Times columnist Neil Steinberg doesn't immediately think artists living and working in the city when he pictures it in his mind.

Professor Shawn Decker of the School’s Sound and Art and Technology Studies departments recently sat down for an interview with the The Hop Review about the evolution of his Evanston-based brewery, Sketchbook Brewing Co. From Kickstarter campaign to full-blown neighborhood watering hole, Decker’s brewery has managed to overcome some of the community's initial hesitancy (left over from Evanston’s legacy as one of the last holdouts of the Prohibition) to provide a unique, sustainable craft beer option to local residents.

For the fourth year in a row, SAIC received the 2017 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from INSIGHT into Diversity magazine, a national honor recognizing US colleges and universities that demonstrate an outstanding commitment to diversity and inclusion.

Artadia, the national not-for-profit supporting visual artists with unrestricted, merit-based awards, announced that its Chicago winners are both faculty members of the School.
Rashayla Marie Brown (BFA 2015), program mentor of SAIC's Photography department, joins Professor Claire Pentecost in accepting $10,000 awards from Artadia, and other ongoing benefits.

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For 150 years, the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) has been a leader in educating the world’s most influential artists, designers, and scholars. Located in downtown Chicago with a fine arts graduate program consistently ranking among the top programs in the nation by U.S. News and World Report, SAIC provides an interdisciplinary approach to art and design as well as world-class resources, including the Art Institute of Chicago museum, on-campus galleries, and state-of-the-art facilities. SAIC’s undergraduate, graduate, and post-baccalaureate students have the freedom to take risks and create the bold ideas that transform Chicago and the world—as seen through notable alumni and faculty such as Michelle Grabner, David Sedaris, Elizabeth Murray, Richard Hunt, Georgia O’Keeffe, Cynthia Rowley, Nick Cave, Jeff Koons, and LeRoy Neiman.